War as I Knew it

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From the Back Cover First published in 1947, War As I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S. Patton, Jr., the legendary American general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled military tactician of World War II. Drawing on his vivid memories of battle and detailed diaries, Patton dramatically recounts his celebrated Third Army’s sweeping campaign across Western Europe right up to the final Allied casualty report. The result is a remarkable frontline view of daily strategies and heroic drivesincluding the rescue of the Battle of the Bulge from Allied infamy and the triumphant Palatinate Campaign – revealing a fascinating portrait of the full-of-vinegar, controversial commander. With selected prefatory letters from Patton’s earlier ventures in North Africa and Sicily and a powerful concluding retrospective, War As I Knew It is a classic of American military history. About the Author Rick Atkinson won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for a series of articles on West Point’s Class of 1966, which later became the basis for his best-selling book The Long Gray Line. A veteran staff reporter for the Washington Post, he wrote the Post’s lead stories during the Gulf War.